pinshootr
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plus one on the Fusion Bullet, and no bubble to control!!!
Are dry suits worth it?
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Vegan Shark
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Definitely no need to spend a fortune on a drysuit. A $800 suit can keep you just as dry as a $3000 one 
Drysuit choice is heavily influenced by geographic area. I believe SB has a lot more Northern American users than any other area, so there's a definite bias for the suits popular in the States like DUI.
Some companies for whatever reason simply fail to do well marketing their drysuits. Big name scuba companies like Fourth Element, Pinnacle, and Hollis make quality drysuits, but you very rarely see anyone diving them.
Drysuit choice is heavily influenced by geographic area. I believe SB has a lot more Northern American users than any other area, so there's a definite bias for the suits popular in the States like DUI.
Some companies for whatever reason simply fail to do well marketing their drysuits. Big name scuba companies like Fourth Element, Pinnacle, and Hollis make quality drysuits, but you very rarely see anyone diving them.
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Dry suits suck, but in saying that if its damn cold I will wear my dry suit over a 6.5 mm semi dry. I hate the cold and a dry suit solves that, but the addition of looking after the additional buoyancy is a pain. Chose between cold and floaty. Suffering I chose floaty over cold
Definitely no need to spend a fortune on a drysuit. A $800 suit can keep you just as dry as a $3000 one
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Lucky you fitting into stock sizes! A number of us aren't so fortunate.
Vegan Shark
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Do you mean the extra lead you have to wear to combat the buoyancy of heavy undergarments, or controlling the air inside the suit?
pinshootr
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yes what the Vegan Shark said, please explain that statement??
Simply put, Yes and Yes, the air is just something else to have to deal with, increasing workload, and the extra weight is the pits. I love having a 3 mm wetsuit and no weight
Steelyeyes
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If the water was warm enough for a 3 mil suit a drysuit would be a waste of time and money. When the water is 46 degrees F you're going to need quite a bit of lead to sink your 7 mil suit (two layers over the core so 14 mils there) and you'll still be cold between dives.
I got a used Fusion Bullet. It already had silicon wrist and neck seals and the suits are designed to fit 90% of people. They're easy to dive, mine has never leaked, and I have never been so much as chilly while diving. If anything I have to worry about being too hot before I hit the water.
I got a used Fusion Bullet. It already had silicon wrist and neck seals and the suits are designed to fit 90% of people. They're easy to dive, mine has never leaked, and I have never been so much as chilly while diving. If anything I have to worry about being too hot before I hit the water.
pinshootr
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Peter you should find a Whites(now Aqua Lung) Fusion, the skin compresses the suit all but eliminating the BUBBLE you have to fight with. Yes you dive a bit heavier in a dry suit but if you dive a steel tanks its a lot less than Aluminum.
A great thread for those shopping for a suit.
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